Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 105134 total results. Showing results 96701 to 96720 «483248334834483548364837483848394840Next ›Last » Stop and search: police ‘unacceptably slow’ to comply with new rules Emergency inspection found four forces were still breaking rules aimed at ending discrimination against black people The Guardian 3/2/2017 News IPCC’s duty to improve public confidence Letter from IPCC Commissioner, Cindy Butts The Guardian 3/2/2017 Feature, Opinion Best Use of Stop and Search – second revisits In 2014, the Home Office and College of Policing launched the Best Use of Stop and Search (BUSS) scheme. The scheme aims to achieve greater transparency and community involvement in the use of stop and search powers, and to support a more intelligence-led approach, leading to better outcomes. In 2015, HMIC assessed the compliance with each feature of the scheme in each of the 43 Home Office-funded forces in England and Wales, as part of our 2015 PEEL Legitimacy inspection. Following an inspection of the 13 forces that were not complying with three or more features of the scheme, HMIC inspected the 19 forces that were not complying with one or two features. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 2/2/2017 Report Most forces have achieved compliance with the Stop and Search scheme Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has revisited 19 forces shown by a 2015 inspection as not complying with one or two elements of the Best Use of Stop and Search (BUSS) scheme. The HMIC report published today sets out that 15 forces were conforming with the scheme; of the four forces not compliant at the time of revisit, two have demonstrated that they now meet the terms of the scheme. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 2/2/2017 News ‘Innovative’ pilot tracks gang members’ movements The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is to fit tracking devices to violent criminals and gang members in a bid to tackle rising violence in the capital. Police Professional 2/2/2017 News £25m boost to help Police Scotland balance the budget Ministers have pledged an additional £25 million for Police Scotland to help it meet “the changing demands of crime”. Police Professional 2/2/2017 News Drones drafted in to help North Wales Police crack crime The force will also use the devices to search for missing people, survey floods and to police large scale events North Wales Live 2/2/2017 News Parades court ruling: Force will still have to factor in ‘risk assessment to officers’ A ruling from the UK's highest court is unlikely to change how policing approaches illegal parades in Northern Ireland, it has been claimed. Police Professional 2/2/2017 News Budget boost for economy and public services Finance Secretary Derek Mackay confirmed that an additional £25 million will be made available to Police Scotland through the Police Reform and Change fund to support delivery of a police service capable of meeting the changing demands of crime and society over the next 10 years. Scottish Government 2/2/2017 News Police receive bizarre complaint from woman about ‘outrageous’ drug price hike An Australian police force received a very unusual complaint from a woman who claimed her drug dealer was ripping her off. The Telegraph 2/2/2017 News Hertfordshire PCC’s 2017/18 Precept and Budget Proposal Report to PCP Hertfordshire has a good track record of financial management, generating gross savings of £45.2m since 2011/12, Hertfordshire OPCC 2/2/2017 Report Hertfordshire’s Policing Budget Proposal I am proposing to make up the shortfall through an increase in the police element of the Council Tax for a Band D property equivalent, by £5.00 per annum, a 3.4 per cent increase, to a figure of £152.00 per annum. Hertfordshire OPCC 2/2/2017 Report The UK’s exit from and new partnership with the EU White Paper "This White Paper provides Parliament and the country with a clear vision of what we are seeking to achieve in negotiating our exit from, and new partnership with, the European Union." gov.uk 2/2/2017 Report Association responds to questions over A19 case The Association has responded to comments made by the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police about the need to bring the Regulation A19 case to the Court of Appeal. Police Superintendents' Association (PSA) 2/2/2017 News Court of Appeal rules police use of regulation A19 lawful Chief Constable Dave Thompson responds to the Court of Appeal's ruling that the use of regulation A19, which required officers with more than 30 years’ pensionable service to retire, was lawful West Midlands Police 2/2/2017 News Yet another stabbing in Hackney – but police do not believe recent incidents of knife attacks are related Borough commander Chief Superintendent Simon Laurence admits intelligence gathering has become harder because of cuts as he calls on public to report those who carry blades Hackney Citizen 2/2/2017 News Best Use of Stop and Search – second revisits Following an inspection of the 13 forces that were not complying with three or more features of the scheme, HMIC inspected the 19 forces that were not complying with one or two features. The overview report of these revisits, and letters to the individual forces inspected, care available to download HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 2/2/2017 Report Commissioner welcomes significant investment in policing New Zealand Police 2/2/2017 News Police funding is ‘off kilter’ with changing crime Behind last month’s national crime figures another story is emerging: a growing shift in the nature of crime and a widening gap in policing demand. This in turn increases the urgency of decisions being made about future police funding. Policing Insight - Registration at source 2/2/2017 Opinion Child arrests: The good news story and the work still to be done The penal system may not have many good news stories to tell - but one is the reduction in child arrests, down 59% since 2010. Andrew Neilson of the Howard League says the role of the police in this has been largely overlooked - but that there is still work to do to keep children from entering the criminal justice system. Policing Insight 2/2/2017 Opinion «483248334834483548364837483848394840Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
